ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 132592024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Stewart County, Georgia

Mean one-way trip25.8 min±8.9 min MOE
Worked from home0.6%±0.8 pp MOE
Drove alone95.9%±5.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.2%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in the published estimate?

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute34.7 min → 25.8 min▼ 8.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home0.1% → 0.6%▲ 0.5 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit0.0% → 0.8%▲ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.2% → 95.9%▲ 15.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone95.9% ±5.0 pp
Carpool2.3% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.8% ±1.6 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±1.0 pp
Work from home0.6% ±0.8 pp

Each share uses 1,466 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

60thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 60% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

0thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 100% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

89thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

66th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 66% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate4,869± — MOE
Workers age 16+1,466± 313 MOE
Workers with travel time1,457± 311 MOE
Estimated home workers9± 12 MOE
Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.